24 Hours Later

So it's now about 9:15 P.M. on Tuesday night.  The day light definitely showed quite a bit of damage from the hurricane.  Like I said before, our street was basically unscathed.  We were protected for sure.  But apparently even just a couple streets away there was some damage.  Falling trees seemed to have been the biggest issue.  This picture is from about two blocks east-- a tree was completely uprooted out of the cement and fell on a car.  I didn't go outside past the front entrance, so I haven't seen it yet.  I stole this picture from a friend's facebook.

So there was some damage really everywhere in the city.  But our biggest issue right now is that there is no public transit, so we can't go anywhere until it's reopened.  (It's one of the top two priorities according to Mayor Bloomberg's speech this afternoon, along with the power outages.)  They haven't said when it will be opened, so we just have to wait.  This obviously impacts my class tomorrow, since that's by Columbus Circle.  And Marcus' work still doesn't have power.  So between that and the lack of transportation, he gets to hang out with me for at least another day.  (It's been nice to have him here, plus we're able to work on getting Chase on an actual sleeping schedule.  Way easier with two of us home, and Marcus is better at it than me.)

But I think that's the current update as of Tuesday night.  The storm has passed, and now New York City is in rebuilding mode.  Biggest priorities around the city are helping those without power and getting the buses and subways up and going again.  (And of course airports.)  There are some areas with extreme damage, and those are mostly in Long Island, lower Manhattan, and New Jersey.  But they're pushing through and opening areas as quickly as possible.